General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Royal 20 C VI |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (6) Segmentation: InformationSource object (6) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Post-1600. Royal library parchment binding (BL Catalogue of Illuminated MSS). |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | |
| Cover material: | Material object (4) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers (3): | One vellum (foliated 1) and three paper guardleaves at the front of the MS. |
| End papers (3): | Three paper guardleaves at the end of the MS. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Colour |
| Completeness | Partial |
| Notes | |
Bibliography
| Reference | 'British Library Online Catalogue', (2014) <http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/> [accessed 11 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | 'Arthurian Fiction in Medieval Europe: Narratives and Manuscripts', (2012) <http://www.arthurianfiction.org> |
| Notes | |
| Reference | et al., 'Lancelot-Graal Project', (2010) <http://www.lancelot-project.pitt.edu/lancelot-project.html> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | ': Répertoire des textes et des manuscrits médiévaux d'oc et d'oïl', (IRHT, 1998-2013) <http://jonas.irht.cnrs.fr> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| une part de lancelot (title added in the 15th c.) | c. 1283 to 1300 | South England |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Royal 20 C VI |
| MS Part Title: | une part de lancelot (title added in the 15th c.) |
| Ms Part Folios: | 186 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1283 to 1300 |
| Notes: | Based on added entry in the 'Brut' chronicle (BL Catalogue of Illuminated MSS). |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1r to f. 187v |
| Date(s): | c. 1283 to 1300 |
| Scribe description: | Clear, rounded textualis, two-compartment 'a' with open upper compartment, straight and round 's' in final position, occasionally also trailing 's', the vertical stroke of 't' does not ascend above the headstroke, 3-like 'z'. Abbreviations include com- and -us abbreviation, crossed tironian note, nasal bar. Fusion of 'o' and round 'r'. 'st'-ligature. Punctus. The 'Mort' is written in a different, slightly more modern hand, with two-compartment 'a' with closed upper compartment and predominantly round 's' in final position. |
Folios: f. 2r - f. 187vb
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f. 2r - f. 2v
(§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
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f. 3r - f. 113r
(§LXX-CVIII) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (long cyclic version)
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f. 113r - f. 149v
(§00-00) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
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f. 150r - f. 186v
(§00-00) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
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f. 186v - f. 187v
(§00-00) Chronique anglo-normande. Genealogy of British kings. (N/A)
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